John J. Doyle Elementary: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 133 of the 310 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 2386 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 2504 vs. 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 39 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 61 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 26 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 31 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,097	2367.1	− 2432	−64.9	× 77 / 359	−13.9
4	102,100	2389.7	− 2473	−83.3	× 94 / 359	−21.8
5	102,102	2442.2	− 2502	−59.8	× 93 / 359	−15.5
6	102,103	2453.0	− 2531	−78	× 95 / 359	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,810	2376.7	− 2432	−55.3	× 87 / 368	−13.1
4	94,811	2427.6	− 2473	−45.4	× 92 / 368	−11.4
5	94,814	2452.2	− 2502	−49.8	× 94 / 368	−12.7
6	94,815	2491.4	− 2531	−39.6	× 95 / 368	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,586	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 93 / 366	−12.8
4	97,589	2441.4	− 2473	−31.6	× 89 / 366	−7.7
5	97,591	2469.5	− 2502	−32.5	× 96 / 366	−8.5
6	97,592	2514.5	− 2531	−16.5	× 88 / 366	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,765	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 91 / 355	−6.9
4	97,768	2456.4	− 2473	−16.6	× 96 / 355	−4.5
5	97,770	2484.0	− 2502	−18	× 89 / 355	−4.5
6	97,771	2544.8	− 2531	13.8	× 79 / 355	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,420	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 91 / 347	−6.3
4	98,421	2449.6	− 2473	−23.4	× 80 / 347	−5.4
5	98,422	2500.1	− 2502	−1.9	× 90 / 347	−0.5
6	98,423	2490.3	− 2531	−40.7	× 86 / 347	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,611	2356.4	− 2432	−75.6	× 91 / 355	−19.4
4	98,612	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 97 / 355	−13.3
5	98,613	2455.1	− 2502	−46.9	× 76 / 355	−10
6	98,614	2494.4	− 2531	−36.6	× 91 / 355	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,454	2338.8	− 2432	−93.2	× 85 / 334	−23.7
4	98,455	2416.1	− 2473	−56.9	× 87 / 334	−14.8
5	98,456	2473.7	− 2502	−28.3	× 88 / 334	−7.5
6	98,457	2483.8	− 2531	−47.2	× 74 / 334	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,367	2382.8	− 2432	−49.2	× 79 / 345	−11.3
4	98,368	2390.8	− 2473	−82.2	× 88 / 345	−21
5	98,369	2456.7	− 2502	−45.3	× 83 / 345	−10.9
6	98,370	2486.3	− 2531	−44.7	× 95 / 345	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,060	2379.1	− 2432	−52.9	× 73 / 329	−11.7
4	98,061	2423.0	− 2473	−50	× 80 / 329	−12.2
5	98,062	2462.0	− 2502	−40	× 90 / 329	−10.9
6	98,063	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 86 / 329	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,714	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 65 / 310	−9.6
4	97,715	2436.8	− 2473	−36.2	× 69 / 310	−8.1
5	97,716	2483.8	− 2502	−18.2	× 84 / 310	−4.9
6	97,717	2504.2	− 2531	−26.8	× 92 / 310	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −47, −33, −13, −22, −52, −56, −55, −45, −31 → −42.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 14.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.1 × 2.66 = 37.5. Upper limit −5.1, lower limit −80.1.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.